Against Quotes · Page 30

The statues of Lenin and Stalin are down, but the fight against their ghosts seems harder.

— Octavian Paler

The same way that racism is a white person's problem, violence against women is a men's problem.

— Gloria Steinem

Anybody who has been discriminated against, who comes from a group that's been discriminated against, knows what it's like.

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

For this is the mark of a wise and upright man, not to rail against the gods in misfortune.

— Aeschylus

I believe that fairness creams protect the skin against the harsh effects of the sun.

— Virat Kohli

My mom took all of my behavior personally. Everything I did, she thought it was an act of rebellion against her. But…

— Pink

I've been an underdog my whole life. I was the underdog against Adrien Broner and Victor Ortiz, and you saw what happened.…

— Marcos Maidana

When grave allegations of corruption and criminal charges were leveled against me, BJP leaders chose to take it lightly.

— H. D. Kumaraswamy

I do hear about these actors who go on vacations to Bali for three months, and their agents are banging their heads…

— Erin Cummings

Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I've ever raced against. And I often said, I wish I could've had…

— Mario Andretti

I just feel like it would be so against my personality to have this struggle in tennis and just give up. I…

— Michael Chang

If you're going to reach for it, reach all the way for it. Albums like 'Purple Rain' and 'Thriller' and those kind…

— Dave Sitek

'I Am Legend' is quite unusual for its time. I just wanted to write a story about female boxers, and I couldn't…

— Richard Matheson

“Our critics make us strong! Our fears make us bold! Our haters make us wise! Our foes make us active! Our obstacles…

— Israelmore Ayivor

The crimes against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories and elsewhere, particularly Lebanon, are so shocking that the only emotionally valid reaction is…

— Noam Chomsky

If people want to talk about Bob Dylan, I can talk about that. But my dad belongs to me and four other…

— Jakob Dylan

People have these ideas of what you're supposed to do to have a career, like play against type, or don't revisit a…

— Jason Lewis

I've been alongside titans for my whole life. Michael Oher, Greg Oden, Joakim Noah, Al Horford, I played against these guys in…

— Greg Hardy

I'm running against a woman who's got David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel running her campaign.

— Joe Walsh

I have always been a strong supporter of public lands and have voted against the transfer or sale of public lands. My…

— Ryan Zinke

I've played against Messi a lot of times, and I've already conceded goals through my legs with him.

— Thibaut Courtois

You want to come up with your own points of view first and then test them against what you see.

— Roberto Orci

For a long while, I was really against Twitter. I mean, who cares if I'm in an airport or had broccoli for…

— Shantel VanSanten

The fight against child slavery is the fight against traditional mindset, policy deficit, and lack of accountability and urgency for children across…

— Kailash Satyarthi

“The kind of love which makes us stand against everyone and defend a stranger is the strongest one.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

Some international law specialists compare the invasion of Iraq to the 'crimes against the peace' for which Nazi leaders were indicted at…

— Noam Chomsky

I like to think of myself as my own guy. I don't want to be labeled as a Tea Party guy, but…

— David Joyce

I am not against kissing on-screen but I definitely do not want to be written about for the number of kisses I…

— Neha Sharma

Being a dandy is a condition rather than a profession. It is a defense against suffering and a celebration of life.

— Sebastian Horsley

There is a noticeable difference from a crowd surging against you and a crowd surging with you.

— Dean Ambrose

You have better players and teams in England, and for myself, it is better to play in a better league against better…

— Georginio Wijnaldum

For us in England, the relative value of the pound against the dollar, that has a huge impact on how easy it…

— Eric Fellner

I come from a place, with all due respect, who's never had a music star in hip-hop. So the odds is already…

— Wale

Satire has been a sanctuary historically monopolized by progressives, originally used as a discreet tool against Western religious fundamentalism.

— Maajid Nawaz

Federal laws against kickbacks bar pharmaceutical companies from directly giving money to patients for co-payments on the drugs they make.

— Alex Berenson

You can't come forward against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and be completely free from risk.

— Edward Snowden

98% of the people in the world are harmless and wish you well, but it only takes one person who doesn't. That's…

— David Duchovny

Allow me a bit of philosophy here... We started tele skiing as a rebellion against rules.

— Paul Parker

If it is nothingness that awaits us, let us make an injustice of it; let us fight against destiny, even though without…

— Miguel de Unamuno

I prefer to play against the best players and the best teams and the best coaches. Never personal.

— Jose Mourinho